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District of Oregon judge to hear FTC challenge to Kroger/Albertsons in August: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-judge-hear-ftc-challenge-kroger-albertsons-deal-aug-26-2024-03-11/ This can't be good for the prospects of the merger. August will be in the middle of election season and I can't ...

The Towson, MD Walmart is closing on April 5. https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/walmart-closing-towson-location-on-april-5-due-to-underperformance This is another "mall" Walmart (the store is a former Montgomery Ward) that was 2 levels. There is also a Target in the same mall which is a ...

This is the worst case scenario for Kroger & Albertsons. Anyone who thinks this isn't political, you are clueless. FTC went judge shopping and found the perfect judge to end this moronic merger. Kroger and Albertsons have some part to blame here as well. To propose a merger of this size and sco...

A big reason why I say this for Publix in Denver is due to its store size. There are a lot of empty retail sites around Denver in that 40k square foot range that Publix loves. The King Soopers Stores tend to be quite big and have only gotten bigger. I think there is a place in Denver for a smaller ...

The fact that they're closing their longtime West Coast flagship store in Union Square in SF is a MAJOR indicator of problems. This would almost be equivalent to closing the Herald Square store. There is an article that specifically mentions that the store closure is pending the sale of the propert...

Is it real yet, San Francisco? This is the most significant retail closure there yet. And this is a huge loss for Macys, that was a fantastic store. Union Square is dead. It's kind of sad. When I lived in the Bay Area (and worked in downtown SF) from 2009 - 2010 that area was absolutely full of lif...

A big reason why I say this for Publix in Denver is due to its store size. There are a lot of empty retail sites around Denver in that 40k square foot range that Publix loves. The King Soopers Stores tend to be quite big and have only gotten bigger. I think there is a place in Denver for a smaller ...

Per the article the following state AGs joined the FTC in the court complaint: Arizona, California, Washington D.C., Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Wyoming. This is in addition to the lawsuits filed by Colorado and Washington. Apparently the FTC was afraid of another Haggen fias...

As expected, the FTC has thrown its full weight against the merger - I think this is the coup de grâce... https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/26/ftc-sues-to-block-kroger-albertsons-grocery-store-merger.html Per the article the following state AGs joined the FTC in the court complaint: Arizona, California,...

They should be hauled in court and eviscerated! :evil: I was in Dullard's recently and there was zero "service" which has been my experience in the past at other of their stores. Granted, I was there for curiosity sake and because it was the shortest way from the parking lot, but it's alw...